Posted on 02/15/2010 10:53:20 PM PST by American Dream 246
Remember that last-minute filing deadline that Ed talked about this morning, how Indiana Democrats would be forced to go through a caucus process because no one qualified for the ballot in time? Well, “no one” is on the verge of becoming someone.
Red State’s got the right idea. She claims she needs 500 signatures by tomorrow, especially from the 8th District, although she’d feel safer with 1,000. If you’re a conservative Hoosier and you get a knock on the door, you know what to do.
It would be something close to a nightmare scenario for Democrats: were [Tamyra] D’Ippolito to qualify for the ballot, she would be the likely nominee and the party would be left to face the GOP with a political neophyte who said she is running in part to take on a party establishment she said practices “sexism with a big S.” It’s precisely what Bayh had hoped to avoid.
By disclosing his retirement one day before the filing deadline, the idea was that no Democrat would qualify for the primary ballot and the party’s state central committee could tap their favored candidate… “This would be a complete and unmitigated disaster,” said a leading Democrat in the state. “We’d be up sh—’s creek.”…
She said she was committed to the race in part because she was sick of the male-dominated Democratic Party in the state.
“It’s very much an old boys club in Indiana and I’m out to break it,” she said.
She tells TPM that the state party is working against her, which is undoubtedly true and will be even truer now. But don’t lose hope. Remember, Harry Reid initially vowed to block Roland Burris’s appointment by Blagojevich until the race card was dutifully played by Burris’s supporters, leading to the inevitable reversal in the name of diversity.
Sounds like D’Ippolito’s already got her own identity-politics ducks in a row, so if anything underhanded is tried to disqualify her, this is going to turn into one glorious clusterfark.
Cross them fingers.
Here’s her campaign Facebook page. She says she’ll be collecting signatures tonight at someplace called Ragazzi’s.
Hop to it, Hot Air Indianans!
She looks like the typical Liberal freak...another one with eyes that have the “I’ve Got A Mission To Make YOUR Life Miserable” glazed-over look, like Pelosi, Feinswine, Boxer, etc...
What IS it with these lunatics?
If loving that video is wrong, I don't want to be right.
Carl just said on FOX she has the signatures.....Let’s see how many the state Rats throw out.....Expect law suits.
Some one said earlier her campaign manager, last name Bishop, was a cousin to ALabama. DOn’t know ifit’s true or the were joking.
Bad news — looks like She may not have gotten all the signatures she needed. Only 3 turned in Marion County - according to folks posting on Twitter. Can anyone confirm/deny?
Maron county is just part of a district....Names can be turned into any court house in each of the districts.
well yes, but my boyfriend’s ex is TALL!! don’t know about this leftwing loonie, though.
;-(
God is having fun!"
And so are we!
LOL!
“OOOHHH YEAH KIDS GO ONNNNN; LONG AFTER THE THRILL OF BANGIN’ IS GOOONNNNNEE”
Well tis your state, you know best -g- I lived in a state where I worked for Keyes against Barry & look what my state produced!
I like people who make me laugh -g-
No, it’s more like they know Barry is toxic, got email saying he’s being blackmailed into attacking Iran, what can the Saudis blackmail him with? Speculation, they know he’s one of their own?
We have something in common! I didn't work for Dr. Keyes, but I voted for him when he ran for the US Senate from Maryland.
He's an interesting character.
Anyway, here's hoping that the rumor you reported is true. Even if the Dems put up a good candidate and the Republicans don't put up a first-tier candidate, it will require Dem resources to hold a seat they could otherwise count in their hip pocket.
Every little bit helps.
sitetest
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